family; members of a family
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in that way; thus; so; so?
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to squash; to crush; to flatten
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
only; merely; but; no more than
(period of) a year; during an era
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the last moment; the very end
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately