within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
same; similar; (just) like; equal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
tank (military vehicle); chariot
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to