obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
is that so?; I see; right; oh
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
consideration; taking into account
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
master; teacher; stable master
too (much); overly; excessively
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
society; the world; the times
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
survival; survivor; relic
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss