bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
had better ...; had better not ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how many people; a number of people
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to smear with blood; to kill
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)