food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
witnessing; observing; sighting
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
conviction; belief; confidence
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
property; fortune; assets
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to