stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
letting (someone) die without helping
hard to get; hard to come by
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
alone; by oneself; on one's own
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
time; season; period; phase; stage
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
first-aid; emergency (aid)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
every year; yearly; annually
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
himself; yourself; herself
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
one's whole heart; everything one feels
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
wonderful; splendid; magnificent