battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
high dimension; higher dimensions
making practical; making useful; implementing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
how long; how far; how much
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
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
in person; personally; directly
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
once again; yet again; (there you go) again