these guys; these fellows
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
regret; repentance; remorse
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; in any case; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
perception; sensing; noticing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge