maintenance of public order; maintaining security
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to have a talk; to tell a story
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to pay attention; to be watchful
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
in the meanwhile; during the time
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little