right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
why; how; for what reason
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
you could say that; that might be so
still (continuing); as ever; further
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of