good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
course; route; path; process; stages
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
formal; official; ceremonious
drawing a sword; drawn sword
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
good impression; favorable impression
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
as much as one can; as much as possible
application; request; petition
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
food and drink; eating and drinking
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote