to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
alone; by oneself; on one's own
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
movie; film; motion picture
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
reality; actuality; hard fact
occurrence; happening; incident; event
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
don't you think?; indicates question
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how long; how far; how much
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently