district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to entrust; to leave to a person
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
door; gate; opening; title page
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to slide into; to slip into
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
light; faint; pale; fleeting