early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
had better ...; had better not ...
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
whichever one chooses; either way
temporary; transitory; short-lived
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
I told you so; you see that?
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
calamity; disaster; accident
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
accurate; correct; precise; exact
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(theatrical) fighting scene
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
that; the matter in question
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to breathe out; to exhale
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)