sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
close; intimate; on good terms
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
incident; affair; happening; event
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
looking away; looking aside
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)