fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reality; actuality; hard fact
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
series of battles; successive battles
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity