speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
by means of; due to; because of; according to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
violent explosion; bursting
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate