beforehand; in advance; previously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
original text; source book; draft
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
just past noon; afternoon
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
people; men and women; each person; everybody
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
military gains; war results; fruit of battle