development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to be found; to be discovered
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
side effect; adverse reaction
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
means; way; method; measure
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
at once; immediately; right now
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pride; boast; credit (to)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to subsist; to keep on living
and; AND (Boolean operator)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to fight against; to oppose; to face
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily