button (clothing); push-button; button
with a momentary flash of light
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
blow; hit (on the body); beating
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
settlement; permanent residency
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
depravity; corruption; degradation
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
branch office; agency; sub-branch
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown