greeting; a fine thing to say
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
dinner (esp. a formal one)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
number one; first; best; most; game; round
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
alone; by oneself; on one's own
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
yourself; himself; herself
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
middle of the night; dead of night
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sanction; approval; decision
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter