to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
choices; alternatives; options
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to go underground; to go into hiding
all the officials, both military and civil
severe earthquake; violent tremor
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)