seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
this is why; this means; it is the case that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
application; request; petition
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
club activities; extracurricular activities
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
reason; cause; circumstances
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
straight-laced person; stubborn person
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
justice; fairness; impartiality
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station