patterns of thinking; train of thought
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
assertion; declaration; affirmation
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
counter for generations; epoch
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
(not) even once; (not) ever
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to some extent; to a certain extent
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
800,000; eight hundred thousand
little by little; bit by bit
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
whispering into a person's ear
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together