it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pride; dignity; self-worth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
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)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
last week; the week before
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in history; ever; historical
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity