to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hostile relations; hostile relationship
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
selection; choice; option
beforehand; in advance; previously
to anticipate; to foresee
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
possible; likely; probable
not necessarily so; is not always true
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
until now; so far; up to the present
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
composite; combined; complex
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
watchful waiting; careful supervision