no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
training; drill; practice; discipline
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
phantom; vision; illusion
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
counter for books; volume
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
if you think about it; come to think of it
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
slight; insignificant; small
to come to mind; to pop into one's head