to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
considerably; greatly; a lot
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
different opinion; objection
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
essence; true nature; substance; reality
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
polish; improvement; burnishing
considerably; fairly; quite
had better ...; had better not ...
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before