(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
to become pale; to turn pale
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
military officer; naval officer
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
extremely talented; very gifted
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
together with; same; both; all; including ...
host; landlord; innkeeper
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health