roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
charming; fascinating; beautiful; elegant; graceful; sweet
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to pluck; to pick; to tear
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
several minutes; a few minutes
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
nasal plug; wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
counter for books; volume
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
platoon commander; section commander
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
match; game; bout; contest
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity