whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
instead; but (on the other hand)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
violent emotion; passion; fury
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
leader; authority; mainstay
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
spirit; heart; disposition
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
imperial court; royal court
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
I see; that's right; indeed
to become an expert; to be master at
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
admiration; wonder; astonishment
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic