ago; since; before; previous
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
preference; priority; precedence
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
world economy; international economy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
please (give me); please (do for me)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
how; in what way; how about