indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for books; volume
materials; data; document
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to finish reading; to read through
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at that time; in those days
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
imperial throne; the Crown
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
spread; span; expanse; extent
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
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
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result