circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the matter in question
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
covered with; stained; smeared
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to hand (over); to deliver in person
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
writing; composition; essay; sentence
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
name; given name; first name
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
proposal; proposition; suggestion