motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
stairs; stairway; staircase
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
unfortunately; regrettably
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
research; study; investigation
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
financial power; financial means; wealth
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)