to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
genius; prodigy; natural gift
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
society; the world; the times
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
woman; female; feminine gender
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
older sister; elder sister
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
older sister; lass; young lady
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch