colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
long ago; a long time ago; already
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
riparian works; flood-control works
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to accumulate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
reality; actuality; hard fact
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance