year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
day by day; every day; by the day
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what happens twice will happen thrice
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made