yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to incur someone's enmity
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)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
police; police officer; police station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way