to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
worthless thing; trivial thing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
no!; no no!; no, not at all
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to look around; to survey
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
same family (race, tribe)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)