without; but if; otherwise; or else
carnivore; carnivorous animal
minority group (party); minority
in one's own way or style
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
difficult to ...; hard to ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one