when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to recall; to remember; to recollect
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
rather; better; instead; if anything
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to pick up; to find; to gather
after that; afterwards; thereafter
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to say; to be called; to do
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)