fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rational; reasonable; logical
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to finish; to end; to close
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat