combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
feeling; sense; impression
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
comprehension; understanding
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly