to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to have a talk; to tell a story
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
every person; each one; everybody
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)