to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
proposal; motion; recommendation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
stepwise; one step at a time
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
one by one; in detail; minutely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good correspondent; ready writer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
I see; that's right; indeed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point