to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to have a talk; to tell a story
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
should; must; -able; probably; likely
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to serve; to work for; to attend
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to make a vow; to take an oath
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to subsist; to keep on living
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
by means of; due to; because of; according to
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
this and that; one thing and another
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)