large number (of); many; majority
to claim victims; to leave casualties
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
war; fighting; fierce competition
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
please (give me); please (do for me)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such