it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to take away; to carry off
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
pride; boast; credit (to)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
society; public; community; social studies
distant look; faraway look
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
contradiction; inconsistency
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement