but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; how about
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
for example; for instance; e.g.
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
massing (of troops); gathering
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago