and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
I see; that's right; indeed
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
patterns of thinking; train of thought
rather than; more ... than ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
how; in what way; how about
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that is to say; so that means
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing