alone; by oneself; on one's own
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
royal capital; imperial capital
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to gather; to collect; to assemble
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
several people; a few people
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
misanthropy; misanthropist
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)