low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
(political) power; authority; influence
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
just one person; only one
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
how much; how many; however
in good health; alive and well; going strong
near oneself; close to one; familiar
alone; by oneself; on one's own
imagination; supposition; guess
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
much less; to say nothing of
to come to one's senses; to calm down
about; on; regarding; per; for every
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to smile (at); to grin (at)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
at least; at most; (even) just