noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
no!; no no!; no, not at all
cessation; (coming to an) end
large number (of); many; majority
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
such; this sort of; like this
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
fuel consumption; gas mileage
station; office; guardroom
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
very popular; highly favoured
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
extended leave; long vacation
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
store; shop; establishment; restaurant