first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
charm; incantation; spell; curse
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
personal (employee); employed; retained
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
one's person; around one's person
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
on the occasion of; at the time of
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to summon; to get used to call
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
woman; female; feminine gender
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
soldier; combatant; warrior
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to collect; to assemble; to gather
great commander; famous commander
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)