to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
almost; roughly; approximately
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
short pause; short interval
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
around the world; throughout the world
armed forces; military; troops
to form a group; to form a bunch
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate