even though; despite; when
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
is that so?; I see; right; oh
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
nothing but; except; no more than
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
such; like that; that sort of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply