to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
that; the matter in question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
apparently; appears to be
government service; the bureaucracy
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(some) more; even more; longer; further
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
at that time; in those days
retreating figure; appearance from behind
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to repeat; to do something over again
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter