obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
a great variety of; diversity
living thing; organism; creature; biology
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
commencing with; including
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to correct oneself; to restate
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to choke; to have trouble breathing
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face