to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
advanced level; high grade; senior
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
serious; not joking; straight
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
no!; no no!; no, not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
if it is the case that ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
participation; joining; entry; adherence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
hard (life); tough (world)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement