as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
again; once more; a second time
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
bet; wager; stake; gamble
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
to give; to do (something) for
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
very interesting; of great interest
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all