without; but if; otherwise; or else
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
don't you think?; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
civilized society; civilised society
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to take; to catch; to capture
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
fields (of rice and other crops)
prudence; discretion; thought
main force; brute force; strong-arm
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to put someone to work; to make someone work