preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
while; even though; despite
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to arrive home; to return
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
participation; joining; entry; adherence
bygones; the past; past event
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposite; reverse; contrary