as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
blow; shock; strike; batting
strength; power; proficiency; ability
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
please (give me); please (do for me)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
hard-core (music, porn, etc.); hardcore; hard core (fruit, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
time; hour; period; class
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
future (usually near); prospects
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self