route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
completion; perfection; accomplishment
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
everything; anything; nothing
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow