securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
site; point on a map; spot
reaching; attaining; arrival
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second (unit of time); arc second
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cutter; cutting machine; guillotine
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
interior; inside; internal
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years