beginning; outset; first; onset
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
I see; that's right; indeed
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
our country; our land; one's own country
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
meaning; significance; sense
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
hidden treasure; treasured article
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to make sure of the truth
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
even more; still more; further
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
real intention; true motive; true meaning
certainly; surely; definitely
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)