adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
the big two...; two major...; two main...
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to fight against; to oppose; to face
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how; in what way; how about
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
Roman mythology; Roman myths
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
family; members of a family
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to replace; to move; to change the position of
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh