the other day; lately; recently
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in this way; thus; such; uh...
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
disinheritance; disowning
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
reproachful; hateful; bitter
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
sympathy; compassion; pity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)