that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
because of; owing to; due to
contradiction; inconsistency
both; both sides; both parties
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to subsist; to keep on living
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that