majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
along the road; along the way
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
staying the night; lodging (at)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
appointed time; timetable; schedule
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to have a talk; to tell a story
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
deep inside; innermost place
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing