fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to boost; to force up; to push up
that is to say; so that means
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
already; now; no longer; not any more
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
from the beginning; from scratch
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
dealing with; coping with
method; process; manner; way; means; technique