it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
several years; a few years
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
favourite aeroplane, camera or other machine (favorite, airplane)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
taste; flavor; taste; liking
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
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 ...
battlefield; battleground
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
owner (esp. of a business)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
feeling; sense; impression