to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
last days; the end; one's fate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
while; during; while; although; all; both
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
already; now; no longer; not any more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)