anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to apply pressure to; to press
like this; this sort; this way
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
assertion; declaration; affirmation
guaranteed; authentic; certified
that; the matter in question
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to get angry; to lose one's temper
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to have a talk; to tell a story
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate