at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
stairs; stairway; staircase
information board; building directory
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
even though; despite; when