selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
regret; repentance; remorse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?