to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
great war; great battle; world war
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
literary woman; talented woman
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
approximate age; age range
a few years ago; some years back
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
time; hour; period; class
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?