look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
please; somehow or other; one way or another
reopening; resumption; restarting
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
family; members of a family
rule; reign; government; governing
official business; public business
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
huge rock; firmness; solidity
foundation stone; cornerstone
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to boost; to force up; to push up
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
tension; mental strain; nervousness
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger