keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
indicate reason; infers some protest
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
largest class; top category
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
great war; great battle; world war
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
ancestor; forefather; foremother
(within a) territory; domains
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to concern; to be related
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
person concerned; interested party; related party
support; backing; patronage
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)