pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut; to slit; to slash
still (continuing); as ever; further
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
another; different; something else
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
being very busy; busyness
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
promotion; raising of status
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
both; both sides; both parties