time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to concern; to be related
all; entire; whole; altogether
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
legend; folklore; tradition
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
recommendation; endorsement
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
global scale; worldwide scale
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
important point; point to make note of
don't worry about it; forget about it
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
entire world; whole world; world stage
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
power balance; balance of power
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
just because; even if; even though
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...