I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
step; stride; counter for steps
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
how many people; a number of people
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
because of; owing to; due to
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
video camera; video camcorder
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)