lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
incident; affair; happening; event
suddenly; all of a sudden
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
our country; our land; one's own country
isolation; being alone; being friendless
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
national border; provincial border
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
power; authority; jurisdiction
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
will; testament; last request
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
much less; to say nothing of
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
pride; boast; credit (to)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
tenth day of the month; ten days
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to prepare for death; to get ready to die