a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to send or direct a person to
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
fourth day of the month; four days
considerably; fairly; quite
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter