something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
beginning; outset; first; onset
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
but; however; provided that
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
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
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
please (give me); please (do for me)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
called; known as; that; to say
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
all present; all concerned; all of us
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green