grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be found; to be discovered
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
wooden doll; wooden figure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
by all means; at all costs
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
if so; in that case; in that situation
weak; frail; slender; feminine
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
hey; listen; look here; I say
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
dozens; scores of; decades
scale; scope; plan; structure
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate