crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
the place for; the time for; the level of
to have a talk; to tell a story
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
playing the victim; playing the victim card
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be born; to come into the world
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
preference; priority; precedence
by myself; in person; by oneself
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
fuel consumption; gas mileage
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
grandfather; male senior-citizen