shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
literally; to the letter; literal
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
intensive; concentrated; focused
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
street; quarter; district; area
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion