home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
personal attendant; valet; maid
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to quicken one's pace (steps)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
requisition; commandeering; conscription
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
in case of; at that time; at this time
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)