you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
just one person; only one
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
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 ...
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
safety; welfare; well-being
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to accept; to receive; to agree
priority; order of precedence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
one-by-one; separately; in detail
settlement; solution; resolution
what would (you) do?; what to do about it