to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
inter-scholastic athletics competition
time; season; period; phase; stage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I see; that's right; indeed
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
indicate reason; infers some protest
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
decision; settlement; definition
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
such; this sort of; like this
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so