friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
suffix for familiar person
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
had better ...; had better not ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
father; dad; husband; you; he
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace