black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
state of the war; war situation
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself