serious; not joking; straight
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
on the way back; returning
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to increase; to add to; to augment
fire brigade; fire company
too much; excessively; too
with a start; with a jump
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to feel oneself indebted to
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
to set a ladder up against
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to bring back; to restore
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)