number one; first; best; most; game; round
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
almost completely empty; virtually empty
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
existence; being; presence
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to set (sun); to become dark
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
beyond that point; after that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody