influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the other day; a few days ago
(within a) territory; domains
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
admiration; being impressed (by)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)