firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
condition; situation; prospects
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
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
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
willpower; energy; vitality
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble