in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
intelligence; intellect; brains
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
for example; for instance; e.g.
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
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
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
not necessarily so; is not always true
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to get strong; to gain strength
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
military forces; hosts; troops
command; lead; generalship; leadership
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
how; in what way; how about; questionable
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)