to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
if so; in that case; then
while; even though; despite
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
control; check; restraint; inhibition
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
rushing around; running wild
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
(acting) together; jointly; cooperatively; in partnership; side by side; (lit.) holding hands
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
resignation; seventy years of age
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
dropout; quitter; deserter
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
to annoy; to cause trouble
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)