to have an accident; to meet with an accident
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
within; inside of; less than
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
news; word; tidings; omen
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
fifth day of the month; five days
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
fixed date; settlement date
this occasion; at this time; now
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
going around; patrol; round; tour
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point