to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
physical law; laws of physics
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
spell; curse; incantation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case