to defy conventional wisdom
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
feeling; sense; impression
to recall; to remember; to recollect
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
opening fully; full throttle; full power
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
letting (someone) die without helping
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
family; members of a family
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality