plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
failure; mistake; blunder
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be silent; to say nothing
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to shout (in anger); to yell
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
first generation; founder
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
territory; domain; dominion; possession