friend;  ally;  supporter;  taking sides with;  supporting;  standing by
 seeming to be;  appearing to be;  like;  similar to;  in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that
 standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings);  standing opposite each other;  confrontation;  squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces);  standing off against
 to torment;  to pain;  to inflict (physical) pain;  to harass;  to cause (emotional) pain;  to afflict
 to have been decided (so) that;  to have been arranged (so) that;  to be the result (of);  to be the outcome;  to be the reason (for)
 to condemn;  to blame;  to urge;  to press;  to torture;  to torment
 betrayer;  traitor;  turncoat;  informer
 matter;  affair;  counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.;  counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
 finally;  at last;  barely;  narrowly;  gradually;  little by little
 moderate;  reserved;  conservative;  humble;  mild-mannered;  self-effacing
 the present;  present time;  as of;  present tense;  this world;  this life
 ongoing;  in progress;  afoot
 very;  awfully;  exceedingly;  (not) at all;  by no means;  simply (cannot)
 far away;  distant place;  long ago;  far back;  by far
 hour;  o'clock;  (specified) time;  when ...;  during ...
 Mediterranean Sea;  Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
 southern part;  the south (of a region)
 suburb;  residential area on the outskirt of a city;  commuter belt
 room;  chamber;  apartment;  flat;  stable
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 boss;  leader;  kingpin;  chief;  head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
 young man;  young woman;  young people;  young employee;  young manservant;  young follower
 to follow;  to accompany;  to cleave to;  to join up with;  to obey implicitly;  to flatter
 to come down;  to go down;  to hang;  to dangle;  to move back;  to step back;  to deteriorate
 to stand up;  to get up;  to rise;  to recover;  to take action;  to start;  to make the initial charge
 boss;  leader;  head;  boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
 first (of all);  firstly;  probably;  most likely;  more or less (satisfactory);  on the whole
 embrace;  hug;  holding in one's arms
 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.);  to intersect;  to cross;  ... with one another;  ... to each other
 (way of) life;  living;  livelihood;  life circumstances