nothing but; none other than
to be worried; to be troubled
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
gem; jewel; precious stone
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)