one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
support; backing; aid; assistance
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
directions; instructions; orders; command
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)