to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
murder; homicide; manslaughter
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
name; given name; first name
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point