position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
pack of lies; complete fabrication
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in this way; thus; such; uh...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
reopening; resumption; restarting
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
every year; yearly; annually
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award