alone; by oneself; on one's own
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to bring; to take; to bring about
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is not (like that) either
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
as a child; when one was a child
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
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
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with