to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to recall; to remember; to recollect
time; season; period; phase; stage
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
story; tale; talk; discussion
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
feeling; sense; impression
scenery; scene; landscape
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to prevent; to take precautions
while; even though; despite
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fixed interval; fixed period
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)