(a) little; somewhat; somehow
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
house search (e.g. by the police)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
settlement; solution; resolution
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
tool; implement; means; furniture
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement