to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
flight; desertion; escape
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be consistent; to be coherent
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
meaning; significance; sense
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
-less; lacking; non-existing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
naughty; mischievous; unruly
trio; gang of three; threesome
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)