virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to say; to tell; to state; to do
forgetting; lapse of memory
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to watch over; to watch attentively
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
topic of discussion; agenda
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
blunder; slip; error; error
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
engagement; business; affair; use; need
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to stiffen; to become stiff
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to mind; to care; to worry
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
admiration; being impressed (by)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces