fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
than; other than; except; but
had better ...; had better not ...
point in question (at issue)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
himself; yourself; herself
individual; one by one; separate; each
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
failure; mistake; blunder
declaration; proclamation; announcement
trouble; quarrel; dispute
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
pointing out; identification
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
such; this sort of; like this
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
forevermore; for eternity
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
modesty; humility; being humble