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
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
violent emotion; passion; fury
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
why; how; for what reason
to escape death; to be saved from death
such; like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)