such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
expression; look; countenance; face
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
taking care of oneself; self-love
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
home area; home town; local
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
school building; schoolhouse
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to tower over the surroundings