crow (Corvus spp.); raven
existence; being; presence
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
firm; unshakeable; resolute
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
conversely; on the contrary
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
intuition; instinct; hunch
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
otherwise; or else; if not
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday