to collect; to assemble; to gather
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
birth; creation; formation
news; word; tidings; omen
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
too much; excessively; too
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
secret; private; surreptitious
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one end; an end; part; fragment
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
settlement; solution; resolution
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course