hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
drama; play; powerful drug
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
go that far; to that extent
praise; glorification; extolment
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director