goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
surely; certainly; without doubt
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
severe; strict; tough; hard
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
loveable; very likeable; like very much
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
all (there is); as long as there is
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
even though; despite; when
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed