how many people; a number of people
control; management (e.g. of a business)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to comfort; to console; to amuse
comfort; consolation; diversion
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to yell; to rant; to rave
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
two times; twice; two degrees
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
all present; all concerned; all of us