how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
time; season; period; phase; stage
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends