ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
revenge; having a second go (at something)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
(turned out) all right in the end
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
safety zone; traffic island
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)