I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to be worried; to be troubled
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
periodic; regular; routine
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
just one person; only one
spirit world; underworld; the next world
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
relatively; comparatively
consequence; outcome; result; blame
because of; owing to; due to
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)