qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
how many years; how long; what year
antiquity; the previous era
out of focus; off the point
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
club activities; extracurricular activities
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
polite; respectful; reverent
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
it is I who should say so
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided