damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
emotional strength; force of will
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
instead; but (on the other hand)
to employ; to hire; to charter
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to subsist; to keep on living
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
beginning; outset; first; onset
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
extreme sadist; very sadistic
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity