it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to straighten up; to sit upright
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
sincere; earnest; serious
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
orphan; person without friends
every place; various places
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
stranger; tramp; wanderer
impression; strong belief; conviction
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to explain adequately; to be accountable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
prime minister; premier; chancellor
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
honour; honor; glory; privilege
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
if it is the case that ...