assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
action of making something; -ification
while; even though; despite
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
than; from; out of; except; but; more
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
several years; a few years
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
about; concerning; related to; -ish
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
another; different; something else
to have meaning; to be meaningful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah