from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
number one; first; best; most; game; round
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
war; fighting; fierce competition
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
beginning; opening; start; outset
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
commissioned officer; military officer
contrary to one's expectations
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
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)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
quotation; citation; reference
don't you think?; indicates question