awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
clause; article; stipulations
construction; establishment
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
quarrel; dispute; argument
in person; personally; directly
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
dropout; quitter; deserter
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
retry; another try; another go
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
use; utilization; utilisation; application