to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
true character; real nature
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
long ago; already; a long time ago
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)