to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
chapter one; first chapter
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
London Paddington station
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
foreign; abroad; overseas
use; utilization; utilisation; application
railway station; train station
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
three; three years of age
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...