and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
expectation; anticipation; forecast
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
thought; consideration; thinking
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade