town; city; municipal; urban
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
while; even though; despite
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
then; well; so; well then
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
older sister; lass; young lady
settlement; solution; resolution
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
now; the present time; just now; another; more
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
domestic affairs; internal administration
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine