well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
one's share; one's portion
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
thousands; several thousand
wounded person; injured person
sick person; patient; invalid
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
person in charge; official; attendant
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
long ago; already; a long time ago
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to mix; to stir; to blend
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
prize money; monetary award; reward
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to offer a (monetary) prize
imagination; supposition; guess
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
exactly as stated; verbatim