congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
person who has rendered distinguished service
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
background briefing; backgrounder
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
tens of thousands of years
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to correct oneself; to restate
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)