(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
death from disease; death from illness
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
beyond this point; from now on; after this
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
no, not like that (but like this)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to try and do something; to attempt to do something