test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
living thing; living creature; animal; life
I've got to be going; I must go
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together