to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
one difficulty; one danger
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
destination; place one stays during a trip
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
cruise; navigation; sailing
powerful person; influential person
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
component; part; material; member
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
black lustre; black luster
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
by your leave; with your permission
end of a match; end of a game
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
emphasizes direct object of action
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
armour (e.g. tank); armor