I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
how many years; how long; what year
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
ability; performance; efficiency
armour (e.g. tank); armor
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
reopening; resumption; restarting
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have