ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
dull sound; muffled sound
to fire into; to shoot into
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(someone else's) parents; both parents
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
offense and defense; offence and defence
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
two persons; two people; pair; couple
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet