main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
the place for; the time for; the level of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
decision; determination; resolution
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
how; in what way; by what means
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
but; however; provided that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
every person; each one; everybody
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern