having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
outrageous lie; outright lie
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
this sort of; this type of
time; hour; period; class
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
contradiction; inconsistency
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
of course; certainly; naturally
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
on the occasion of; at the time of
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
established practice; custom
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
drama; play; powerful drug
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
meaning; significance; sense
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)