beforehand; in advance; previously
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
please; somehow or other; one way or another
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
don't you think?; indicates question
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to telephone; to make a phone call
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)