loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
metal fittings; metal fixtures
small; fine; detailed; stingy
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
royal castle; imperial castle
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
bet; wager; stake; gamble
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
ancestor; forefather; foremother
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
call; summons; convening; convocation
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
treatment; service; handling; management
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
not limited to; not just ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
act of mercy; helping another person
likability; favorability; popularity
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
possible; likely; probable
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to lose sight of; to miss
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking