purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to talk to oneself; to mutter
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
telephone number; phone number
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
sons and daughters; children; girl
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(about) medium; middle; average
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
such ... as; or some such
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
is that so?; I see; right; oh
victory or defeat; victory and defeat