skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
stepping back; drawing back
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to lie down; to throw oneself down
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
no, not like that (but like this)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
military authorities; army circles
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
long ago; already; a long time ago
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
military campaign; battle; war
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
thorough; exhaustive; complete