to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
feeling; sense; impression
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
welcome!; nice to see you!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
coincident with; while; simultaneously
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
though; notwithstanding; although
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
selling separately; not being included in the price
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award