not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
rule; reign; peaceful times
huge rock; firmness; solidity
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
such; like that; that sort of
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sending home; repatriation; deportation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
mysterious fish; strange fish
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to go past; to pass; to pass by
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist