great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
really; truly; indeed; good grief
self-consciousness; self-awareness
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
important person; strategic person; key figure
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rather; sooner; preferably
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
had better ...; had better not ...
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
support; backing; aid; assistance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to concern; to be related
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
item; something that one "just has to have"
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)