special; particular; peculiar; unique
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
human kindness; human weakness
odds and ends; all; every
tendency; trend; inclination
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pride; boast; credit (to)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
long-serving soldier; veteran
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
5th day of the month; five days
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to run up to; to rush over
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old