imagination; supposition; guess
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
don't you think?; indicates question
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(period of) a year; during an era
to be away from home; to be out of the house
battlefield; battleground
solitude; loneliness; isolation
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
younger brother and sister
consists of; comprises; is made up of
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to set (sun); to become dark
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
calm; composed; cool; quiet