expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
equality; uniformity; evenness
direct connection; direct link
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(not) even once; (not) ever
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
training; drill; practice; discipline
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said