to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be prolonged; to drag on
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
long ago; a long time ago; already
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
any more; any further; any better; any longer
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
reality; actuality; hard fact
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
empirical; from experience
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(police) detective; criminal matter
until now; so far; up to the present
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
believable; credible; trustworthy
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
suffix for familiar person
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
troops; group members; team members
from the beginning; from scratch
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be