success or failure; outcome; result
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
having said that; be that as it may
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
biological (system); bio-
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
patient; unhurried; leisurely
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
preliminary step; first step
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
love affair; sensual pleasures
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mix; to blend; to combine