it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
such; like that; that sort of
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
something; some kind of; for some reason
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to accuse someone; to charge someone
such ... as; or some such
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
chapter one; first chapter
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless