speech; words; one's lines; remarks
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
that is to say; so that means
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
it's been a long time; long time no see
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
just the other day; quite recently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
same; similar; (just) like; equal
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain