indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; this sort of; like this
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
majority group (party, faction)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
time; hour; period; class
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
only; merely; but; no more than
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
assertion; declaration; affirmation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?