house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to have a talk; to tell a story
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
every person; each one; everybody
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
such ... as; or some such
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
state of the war; war situation
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
time; season; period; phase; stage
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to be propagated
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)