to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
all; entire; whole; altogether
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
number one; first; best; most; game; round
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow