inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
tone (of voice); manner of talking
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to care for someone; to look after someone
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
advance; moving forward; progress
second; number two; runner-up
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
for example; for instance; e.g.
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
good impression; favorable impression
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
if you think about it; come to think of it
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course