explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
still; even now; to this day
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
historic; historical; traditional
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
war; fighting; fierce competition
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
wherein; therein; thereinto
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
presumption; assumption; estimation
victim; injured party; sufferer
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
that is to say; so that means
one's own problem; one's own issues
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to say things to ease one's mind
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post