(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
true friend; close friend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to pick up; to find; to gather
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to finger; to tamper (with)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
high efficiency; high performance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
weight; heavyweight boxer
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity