with the exception of; excepting; excluding
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
close; intimate; on good terms
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
(another person's) nephew
to complain; to make a complaint
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
while; even though; despite
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to take a breath; to take a short rest
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study