one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
by myself; in person; by oneself
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
impossible; unlikely; improbable
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sympathy; compassion; pity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
armed forces; military; troops
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays