with these words; while saying
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
towering; astonishingly high
good-for-nothing; worthless
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
(turned out) all right in the end
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom