(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
mobilization; mobilisation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
if so; in that case; in that situation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
piece; fragment; one (object)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
all present; all concerned; all of us
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
next term; next period; next version; next release
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
successive generations; successive emperors
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
orphan; person without friends