to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
I see; that's right; indeed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
such ... as; or some such
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
God; god; ace; king; superior person
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
successive generations; successive emperors
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
surely (not); certainly (not)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take on a role; to take part
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt