being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
area; region; district; locality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
will not do; do not; does not
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
two persons; two people; pair; couple
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
fishing industry; fishery
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
even if not; even without
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence