-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
unceasing; never-ending; endless
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be injured; to sustain a wound
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
why; how; for what reason