myself; yourself; I; me; you
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
such; this sort of; like this
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
genuine article; real thing; real deal
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
unfortunately; regrettably
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
absorption; suction; attraction
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be able (to); to be possible (to)