grey moustache; white beard
war; fighting; fierce competition
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
government; administration
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
from here; from this place
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
goodbye; farewell; so long
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
guaranteed; authentic; certified
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
body; group; party; company; troupe
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
than; from; out of; except; but; more
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...