not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
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; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
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
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
by myself; in person; by oneself
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
sure; alright; fine; go ahead
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 (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
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 look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
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) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
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