to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ultimate; final; last; eventual
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
beginning; outset; first; onset
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to look forward to something
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit