to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
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
number one; first; best; most; game; round
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
different opinion; objection
price reduction; discount
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
questions and answers; dialogue
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
second grade; second class; secondary