seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
all; entire; whole; altogether
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
of course; certainly; naturally
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
soldier; combatant; warrior
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...