beginning; outset; first; onset
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
periodic; regular; routine
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
such ... as; or some such
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
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
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
consideration; taking into account
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
another time; some other time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
that; the matter in question