to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; like that; in that way
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
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
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
will not do; do not; does not
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
it seems so; that's what it looks like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
nod; inclination of the head
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell