always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
finish; finishing; finishing touches
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
war; fighting; fierce competition
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
witnessing; observing; sighting
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get distracted; to jump off the track
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
impossible; unlikely; improbable
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
temporary truce; ceasefire
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
back off!; leave me alone!
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate