to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wherein; therein; thereinto
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
same generation; one's generation
to watch intently; to stare
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
longing for; burning desire
imperial throne; the Crown
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to encamp; to take up a position