chief; main; principal; important
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
in one's own way or style
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
form; shape; figure; visage
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)