to have the privilege of doing
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
sexy; popular; well-liked
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
throughout; all through; right through
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to appease; to suppress; to calm
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
straying; wandering off course
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
declaration of war; proclamation of war
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
material; substance; matter
to force open; to push open
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to