amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
research material; experimental material
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
much less; to say nothing of
just because; even if; even though
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
entreaty; supplication; petition
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
individual; private person; personal; private
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside