key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
installment; instalment; premium; bill
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to file (away); to keep on file; to bind up (e.g. between pages); to insert
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
research; study; investigation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)