almost every day; almost daily
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
look!; there!; here!; that is
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for dear life; barely escaping alive
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
difference in social standing; difference in social position
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named