beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
civilized society; civilised society
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
war; fighting; fierce competition
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
... years old; age (of) ...
southern part; the south (of a region)
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam); Saigon
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
of course; certainly; naturally
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sunlight; rays of the Sun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away