first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
true character; real nature
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
perfect; complete; flawless
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to lie down; to throw oneself down
romantic film; love movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge