does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to surge; to well up; to gush out
as if nothing had happened
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
support; backing; aid; assistance
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
solitude; loneliness; isolation
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave