nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
such; this sort of; like this
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
clear; precise; definite; distinct
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be worried; to be troubled
to be able to manage somehow or other
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone