to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
irritation; annoyance; frustration
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
all; entire; whole; altogether
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mediator; manager; caretaker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to accept; to receive; to agree
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon