declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
funeral; burial; condolence
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to watch over; to watch attentively
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly