to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
outward appearance; apparent
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
when it becomes; when it comes to
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
region; limits; stage; level
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
much less; to say nothing of
they; those guys; those fellows
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nothing but; except; no more than
existence; being; presence
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
strong person; the strong; the powerful
if it is (the case that ...)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
both (people); the two of them
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence