everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
around the world; throughout the world
armed forces; military; troops
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
various; many; all kinds of
how many people; a number of people
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
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)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...