no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
powerful person; influential person
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
study; research; investigation
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
recovery; rescue; recapture
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture