I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
military campaign; battle; war
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at that time; in those days
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
at least; at most; (even) just
to sit for an examination
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
forcibly; by force; against one's will
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
you could say that; that might be so
in one's own way or style
such; like that; that sort of
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss