seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cooperation; collaboration
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to be silent; to say nothing
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
conquest; domination; mastery
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance