number one; first; best; most; game; round
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
choices; alternatives; options
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
capable of anything; liable to do
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to take over; to hand over
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to look around; to take a view of
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious