usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
self-defense; self-defence
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
probability; likelihood; chances
how long; how far; how much
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
five (long cylindrical things)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
frequency (of occurrence)
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
two times; twice; two degrees
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
rather; sooner; preferably
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
briskly; quickly; promptly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
nature; property; disposition