nod; inclination of the head
patterns of thinking; train of thought
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aimlessly; without a goal
military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
settlement; solution; resolution
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
royal capital; imperial capital
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)