now that; since; so long as; because
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to become pale; to turn pale
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
than; from; out of; except; but; more
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
all; entire; whole; altogether
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
convenient; handy; useful