details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to reach an impasse or deadlock
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
small; fine; detailed; stingy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
innocent; blameless; guiltless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
sincerity; true heart; devotion
impassioned speech; fervent speech
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
-less; lacking; non-existing
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said