strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
originally; by nature; from the start
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hey there; I say; see here
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
all (there is); as long as there is
and yet; though; when; in spite of
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet