unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
anything and everything; just about everything
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
to be found; to be discovered
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I see; that's right; indeed
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
what kind of; what sort of; what
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary