I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
originally; by nature; from the start
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
police officer; policeman; constable
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
long (time that has passed); old (story)
possession; retention; maintenance
property; fortune; assets
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic