confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
annual (plant); first-year student
tenth day of the month; ten days
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
delivery; transfer; hand-over
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
just a minute; small quantity
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
transactions; dealings; business
witnessing; observing; sighting
jumping to a hasty conclusion
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
payment; provision; benefit; performance
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for