nothing but; except; no more than
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
war; fighting; fierce competition
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
that's the way it is; such is life
all; entire; whole; altogether
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
reality; actuality; hard fact
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
proposal; proposition; suggestion
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
such; like that; that sort of
hating; strongly disliking
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to recover consciousness; to come to
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon