to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
in person; personally; directly
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
preservation; retainment; keeping
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
priority; order of precedence
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
direct connection; direct link
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to increase; to add to; to augment
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)