to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
overall victory; championship
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
name; given name; first name
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in that way; thus; so; so?
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
how; in what way; how about
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
audience; spectator; spectators
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also