(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
although I say; although one might say; although called
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
individual; private person; personal; private
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to change completely; to change suddenly
thicket; coppice; brushwood
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
strict order; peremptory command
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
safety; welfare; well-being
unimpressive; unimpressed
must not; should not; do not
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
and then; and so; and; so then
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
scandal; deplorable event
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
justice; fairness; impartiality
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related