with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
adviser; advisor; consultant
successive generations; successive emperors
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit