practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
inspection; examination; survey
results (of a study or investigation)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to mistake (A for B); to misread
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
(economic) depression; recession; slump
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
soon; shortly; before long
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
heedless of danger; braving dangers
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
does not match (one's, its) appearance
with a slip; with a slide
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
preparations for returning (home)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)