reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
war; battle; match; game; competition
mission; delegation; transmission
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
one's possessions; ownership
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be needed; to be wanted
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hard (life); tough (world)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
convenience; user-friendliness
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to need; to call for; to require
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
how long; how much; to what extent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve