not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hostility; animosity; enmity
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to keep away; to keep at a distance
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
the other day; a few days ago
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
inspection; examination; survey
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
to be lacking in options; to be too few
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
close; intimate; on good terms
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
for this very reason; that is exactly why
national defence; national defense
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
true character; real nature
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little