belatedly; though a little too late
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
mentioning later; discussing below
such; like that; that sort of
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
occurrence; happening; incident; event
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
how; in what way; in what manner
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
depiction; description; portrayal
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
of course; certainly; naturally
murder; killing; murderer
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
adjustment; coordination; regulation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
consideration; taking into account
preface; introduction; preamble