scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
steady; firm; solid; secure
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; how about
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
watchful waiting; careful supervision
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in this way; thus; such; uh...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
that's the way it is; such is life
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
question; inquiry; enquiry
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
such; like that; that sort of; very
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
but; however; provided that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately