the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 putting one's life on the line;  staking one's life (on);  risking one's life;  life and death situation
 adventure;  venture;  venture which is unlikely to succeed;  risky attempt;  danger
 today;  this day;  these days;  recently;  nowadays
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 to begin a trip;  to depart;  to embark;  to die;  to pass away;  to depart this life
 secret;  private;  surreptitious
 to sleep;  to die;  to rest (in peace);  to lie idle (e.g. of resources);  to lie unused; (arch.)  to close one's eyes
 danger;  peril;  hazard;  risk
 hidden treasure;  treasured article
 to hold fast;  to protect to the end
 for;  for the sake of;  to one's advantage;  because of;  as a result of
 difficulty;  hardship;  trouble;  infeasibility;  inability (to carry out)
 to climb over;  to get over;  to surmount;  to overcome;  to surpass;  to overtake
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 going backward;  turning back;  backtracking;  retrogression;  relapse;  returning to a bad state
 you;  presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
 to cross over;  to cross;  to pass through;  to exceed;  to surpass;  to be more (than)
 everything;  all;  the whole;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 to win and advance to the next round
 one person;  being alone;  being by oneself;  being single;  being unmarried;  by oneself
 to pour into (liquids);  to pump into
 any kind of;  every;  whatsoever;  whatever
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 to stick it out (until the end)
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon);  naga;  semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology;  promoted rook
 I;  me;  self-centered man;  egotistical man;  pompous man
 to entrust (e.g. a task) to another;  to leave to;  to passively leave to someone else's facilities;  to leave to take its natural course;  to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim);  to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
 obstacle;  hindrance;  impediment;  nuisance;  bore;  burden
 massacre;  annihilation;  wholesale slaughter
 aah!;  ooh!;  oh no!;  oh boy!
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 relation;  relationship;  participation;  involvement;  influence;  effect
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very