something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
birth; creation; formation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
abandoned child; foundling
difference; variation; difference
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
these guys; these fellows
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
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
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend