to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
on the occasion of; at the time of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
like this; this sort; this way
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
private affairs; personal matter
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
this occasion; at this time; now
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
registration; accession; register; entry; record
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
long ago; previous; of a former age
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
threat; intimidation; menace
to give an impression; to make an impression
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on