was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
that's true; of course; obviously
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to challenge (a person) to a fight
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be silent; to say nothing
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
way (of doing); manner; method; means
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
unfortunately; regrettably
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to like; to love; to be fond of
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
way; method; means; resource; course
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird