just a minute; small quantity
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
proposal; offer; request; application
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
concession; conciliation; compromise
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
position; location; base; point; site