to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
story; tale; talk; discussion
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to have meaning; to be meaningful
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
arrogant; haughty; insolent
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
together; at the same time; same; identical
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first