conviction; belief; confidence
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
in the same way as; just like
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
contradiction; inconsistency
nothing but; none other than
time; season; period; phase; stage
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be infected; to be contagious
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
troubled times; turbulent times
many; much; plenty; hardly
strong nation; powerful country
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few