pride; dignity; self-respect
either way; in any case; one way or another
long (time that has passed); old (story)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
several weeks; a few weeks
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
empirical; from experience
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be perturbed; to be agitated
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
freedom; free man; free woman
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
expression; presentation; representation; notation
sense of humor; sense of humour
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence