fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
judgment; judgement; discernment
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
24 hours; twenty-four hours
how; in what way; by what means
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less