tone (of voice); manner of talking
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
small number; few; minority
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
alone; by oneself; on one's own
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
serious; severe; grave; acute
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
and then; and so; and; so then
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
mobilization; mobilisation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reality; actuality; hard fact
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")