horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
how many people; a number of people
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
state secrets; secrets of the state
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
within; inside of; less than
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
admiration; being impressed (by)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lie deep in; to extend far back
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
manned; occupied; piloted
reaching; attaining; arrival
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
management; administration; operation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
absolute amount; absolute quantity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
something like ...; something called ...