horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
next term; next period; next version; next release
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to increase; to add to; to augment
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be needed; to be wanted
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively