self-torturing; masochistic
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
if so; in that case; in that situation
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion