until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
regulars; regular soldiers
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pass (of time); to elapse
large amount of money; great cost
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to try all possible means
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
time; season; period; phase; stage
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
both (people); the two of them
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
premarital sexual relations
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
occupational ability; function; role
group; party; team; squad; section
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort