change; conversion; transformation; transformation
several years; a few years
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
frequency; rate of occurrence
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
accidental death; casualty
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
indescribable; having no way to express
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
on countless occasions; many a time
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
such; like that; in that way
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
war; fighting; fierce competition
mobilization; mobilisation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to begin talking; to open up
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk