self-torturing; masochistic
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
preface; introduction; preamble
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of