I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to pick up; to find; to gather
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
danger; peril; hazard; risk
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
not caring; not giving a damn
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small