to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Dominic; Dominick; Dominik
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
military affairs; military service
imperial court; royal court
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
that is to say; so that means
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
surroundings; environs; circumference
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with