number of times; frequency; count
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
decision; determination; resolution
to burn with combativeness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
story; tale; talk; discussion
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
after school (at the end of the day)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
preparation; arrangements
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
the other day; lately; recently
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song