is it?; isn't it?; be; is
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
head; brains; intellect; understanding
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
how dare ...; how could ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
header (on a document, email, etc.)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shah; former ruler of Iran
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
instant; moment; for an instant
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole