time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
name; given name; first name
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder