childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in terms of; from the point of view of
by myself; in person; by oneself
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
many; numerous; various; large number of
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
time; season; period; phase; stage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance