persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
silly mistake; careless mistake
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
just you wait and see (as a threat)
fully prepared; all ready
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
price; cost; value; worth; value
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them