is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in the meanwhile; during the time
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
elder sister; older female friend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such