pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
war situation; progress of a battle
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
fourth day of the month; four days
third day of the month; three days
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
amount of material resources
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to succeed; to bear fruit
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
leadership skill; leadership ability
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)