single word; a few words; brief comment
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
of course; certainly; naturally
ignorant of the ways of the world
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
royalty and titled nobility
that is to say; so that means
without cause; without reason
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
such; this sort of; like this
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)