important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
impossible to do (although wants to)
all; entire; whole; altogether
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
to knock down; to knock off
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
cruel and inhuman; brutal; merciless
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
too much; excessively; too
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity