duty; function; office; mission; task
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
because; the reason why is
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
daily meals; three regular meals a day
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
war; fighting; fierce competition
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
breath; breathing; tone; mood
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
had better ...; had better not ...
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
future (usually near); prospects
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
three times a day (of meals)
schoolchild without lunch
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
such ... as; or some such
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
one edge; one end; one side