wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
then; well; so; well then
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; like that; that sort of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)