even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
either way; in any case; one way or another
questions and answers; dialogue
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
dealing with; coping with
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
determination; resolution
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
remarkable; striking; obvious
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
instant; moment; for an instant
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally