sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
since when; from when; how long
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
story; tale; talk; discussion
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to chase; to run after; to pursue
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
any more; any further; any better; any longer
that day; the very same day
going to bed (usu. with someone)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
introduction; presentation; referral; listing