big problem; major issue; big controversy
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be damaged; to receive damage
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to some extent; to a certain extent
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
scale; scope; plan; structure
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
decision; determination; resolution
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
assertion; declaration; affirmation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
what one should do (usu. in questions)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago