armed forces; military; troops
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
autonomy; right of self-government
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
alone; by oneself; on one's own
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to have the privilege of doing
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour