talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
(some) more; even more; longer; further
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
number one; first; best; most; game; round
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
viewer; (television) audience
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point