to be at a loss for words
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
person who has rendered distinguished service
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
nothing but; except; no more than
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
running as fast as one can
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
real thing; original; actual
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season