battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
wherein; therein; thereinto
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
attendance; presence; appearance
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something like ...; something called ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to not believe one's ears
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
negotiations; discussions; connection
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
concession; conciliation; compromise
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
poor physical health; bad shape
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with