acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to keep (a person) waiting
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
those (near the second person)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
physical work; manual labour (labor)
preparation; arrangements
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
rope; cord; policeman's rope
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
while; during (the time when)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to ask a question; to ask questions
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
conversely; on the contrary
memory; sense; experience
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system