to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to serve; to work for; to attend
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
in the future; another day; later
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
attendant; valet; servant; follower
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
alone; by oneself; on one's own