distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to make one's rounds; to patrol
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
power; might; authority; influence
general; popular; common; typical
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
constitution; rules; regulation
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
remaining silent; keeping secret
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize