indescribable; having no way to express
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
official history; authorized history
1,000,000; one million; million; many
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to write down; to record; to register
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
based on; built on; made from
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
simultaneous; all at once
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
to be forward; to be impertinent
strict order; peremptory command
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away