genuine; authentic; true; real
rule; reign; government; governing
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
otherwise; or else; if not
long ago; a long time ago; already
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
nothing but; none other than
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
training; drill; practice; discipline
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in succession; one by one
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
danger; peril; hazard; risk
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances