meaning; significance; sense
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as a child; when one was a child
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
to have a talk; to tell a story
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
leadership; initiative; spearhead
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
return of something; repayment
system; institution; organization; organisation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to move (house); to change residence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat