understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
family; members of a family
general idea; concept; notion
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
imperial throne; the Crown
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
management; administration; operation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to watch over; to watch attentively
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
bravery; courage; heroism
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively