battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
research; study; investigation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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 that extent; to that degree; so much; so
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
intelligence; intellect; brains
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
if it is (the case that ...)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have