guard; sentinel; garrison
station; office; guardroom
people; citizens; subjects; folk
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
guidance; leadership; leading the way
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
furnishings; implements; equipment
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
like this; this sort; this way
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
overseas student; exchange student
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel