cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
piece of evidence; evidence
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
one way or the other; either way
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
the first and second; a few
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)