unbelievable; incredible; implausible
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to hold fast; to protect to the end
firm promise; definite promise
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
accomplishment; execution
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to fall off; to tumble down
conversely; on the contrary
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
espresso (coffee); expresso
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see