important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do