to take command; to give direction
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
serves you right!; see what happens!
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
last days; the end; one's fate
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
head; brains; intellect; understanding
questions and answers; dialogue
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
military history; military annals
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
study; research; investigation
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
richly colored; richly coloured
prime minister; premier; chancellor
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be forward; to be impertinent
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
young person; inexperienced person; novice
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to pass (of time); to elapse
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
fame; distinction; rise; advancement