serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
charming; fascinating; attractive
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technical skill; ability; capacity
to fall ill; to be taken ill
health; healthy; sound; fit
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
whole family; all one's family
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
district; section; sector
soil amelioration; soil improvement
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
New Year's Eve; end of the year
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
one large ...; a great ...
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to become completely chilled
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in