than; from; out of; except; but; more
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
beginning; outset; first; onset
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
reputation; respectability
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
it is not (like that) either
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...