to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
popular name; common name; given name
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
much less; to say nothing of
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact