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
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
reality; actuality; hard fact
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
empirical; from experience
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
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
troops; group members; team members
from the beginning; from scratch
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in that manner; like that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first