hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to anticipate; to foresee
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
ratio; proportion; percentage
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to surge; to well up; to gush out
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
lethality; killing effectiveness
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
it is not (like that) either
possible; likely; probable
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn