people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
most part; greater part; majority
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
authority; power; influence
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to take command; to give direction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine