to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
rather; sooner; preferably
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...