near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
very young; little; childish; immature
yearning; longing for; deep affection
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
meaning; significance; sense
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
like this; this sort; this way
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
due form; official; formality
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
various countries; various regions; various provinces
a laughingstock; a standing joke
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
military campaign; battle; war
chink in the armor (armour)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such