almost; roughly; approximately
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
please; somehow or other; one way or another
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to