from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to temper thoroughly; to train well
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
pride; dignity; self-respect
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
exceptional item; extraordinary product
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
irony; rhetorical question
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all