indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
starvation; famine; hunger
as; because; with; due to
notes; comment; remark; annotation
written request; requisition
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
transport ship; troop ship
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain