road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to be silent; to say nothing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
military man; warrior; soldier
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)