for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
what kind of; what sort of; what
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to repeat; to do over again
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
elementary; basic; rudimentary
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
these guys; these fellows
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
departure; leaving; setting off
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reaching; attaining; arrival