to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be silent; to say nothing
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
myself; yourself; I; me; you
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
beginning; outset; first; onset
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
just one person; only one
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
overseas assignment; overseas posting
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
just one person; only one
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable