to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to lend an ear to; to listen to
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
prime minister; premier; chancellor
serious wound; serious injury
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
different opinion; objection
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
people; citizens; subjects; folk
proclamation; official notice
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
program of a ceremony (programme)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to order; to command; to appoint
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
danger; peril; hazard; risk
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally