tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
commandant; commanding officer; general
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
morning; forenoon; just before noon
for a while; for some time; for a period
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
sound of voice; vocal sound
courtesy call; courtesy visit
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
along the river; riverside
river; stream; River; the ... river
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to die by drowning; to drown
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
as you are aware; as you know
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
difficult problem; challenge
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
bureaucratic world; government circles
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful