-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
military authorities; army circles
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
useless; vain; aimless; idle
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
government; administration; ministry
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
founding father (of a country)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
topic of discussion; agenda
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
about; on; regarding; per; for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to tell; to state; to do
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
galactic empire (in science fiction)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty