remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
border (between countries); national border
defense; defence; protection
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
already; now; no longer; not any more
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
diversion; putting something to another use
rational; reasonable; logical
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
final; eventual; ultimate
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
story; tale; talk; discussion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
name; given name; first name
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to collect; to assemble; to gather
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve