to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
several people; a few people
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
when it comes to ...; as for ...
moment to quit; way to quit
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to concern; to be related
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)