contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be silent; to say nothing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
several years; a few years
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
letter; missive; note; mail
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
how long; how far; how much
about when; about what time; how soon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by means of; due to; because of; according to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
succeeding; following; trailing; next