authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
serious wound; serious injury
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
individual; one by one; separate; each
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
on and after; from ... onward; since
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
great cause; moral law; justice
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
about this time; about now
hostility; animosity; enmity
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be sacked; to be dismissed
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to live fast (and recklessly)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
lack of information; data deficiency
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
comfortable bowel movement
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed