to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
almost; roughly; approximately
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
already; now; no longer; not any more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
war; battle; match; game; competition
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
considerably; fairly; quite
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake