the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
battlefield; battleground
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
calm; composed; leisurely
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to take advantage of an opportunity
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal