return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
nothing but; none other than
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
literally; to the letter; literal
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to pass (of time); to elapse
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
3rd day of the month; three days
5th day of the month; five days
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to hold fast; to protect to the end
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be too numerous; to be too much
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
insight; power of observation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency