a long time ago; long ago
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
contract; compact; agreement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
chance (of success); odds
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
confidence; trust; faith; credit
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
if so; in that case; in that situation
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to do over; to remake; to resume
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry