hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
government service; the bureaucracy
priest soldier; warrior monk
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
bad news; news of a death; death notice
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
news; word; tidings; omen
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
heather (plant); heath; heath; heathland
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(not) merely; (not) simply
dukedom; duchy; principality
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
letting (someone) die without helping
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
advent of a golden opportunity
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
if it is the case that ...