appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to get strong; to gain strength
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
follower; attendant; valet; servant
business; errand; nature of one's business
to go to; to visit; to call on
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
in good health; alive and well; going strong
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
grasp; catch; understanding
covering; protection; backing; relief
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
chief; main; principal; important
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
starvation; famine; hunger
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
calamity; disaster; accident
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn