to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
these guys; these fellows
Islamic State; IS; Daesh; information separator; delimiter
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
arrest; apprehension; capture
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
performance of one's official duties
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme