skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
solution; solution strategy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
difficult to ...; hard to ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
piece of evidence; evidence
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
such; like that; that sort of