to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
anything and everything; just about everything
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
clear; precise; definite; distinct