hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
serious; not joking; straight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
settlement; solution; resolution
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
reality; actuality; hard fact
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
at first; in the beginning; originally