first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
in this manner; in this way; like this
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
several people; a few people
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
again; once more; a second time
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
two persons; two people; pair; couple