to watch over; to watch attentively
I appreciate your efforts
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
the other day; a few days ago
record of proceedings; minutes
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
by myself; in person; by oneself
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
munitions industry; war industry
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum