it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it is not (like that) either
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
pessimism; disappointment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to understand from experience
power; might; authority; influence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
for example; for instance; e.g.
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start