it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in that manner; like that
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to complain; to make a complaint
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove