pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
as (for); for; in the capacity of
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to be in danger of; to be liable to
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
in the meanwhile; during the time
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
third day of the month; three days
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to increase; to add to; to augment
six (long cylindrical things)