such ... as; or some such
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ago; since; before; previous
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
of course; certainly; naturally
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
solitude; loneliness; isolation
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
should; must; -able; probably; likely
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
it is not (like that) either
declaration of war; proclamation of war
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that