I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
as usual; as is one's habit
sincere; honest; faithful
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; fighting; fierce competition
person who has rendered distinguished service
first generation; founder
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
as is usual with; in common with
(present) head of a family
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for example; for instance; e.g.
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
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)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding