justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
good; goodness; right; virtue
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
construction; establishment
literally; to the letter; literal
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
now that; since; so long as; because
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
curse; spell; malediction
to take over; to hand over
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...