KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
questions and answers; dialogue
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
method of attack; place of attack
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
too much; excessively; too
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)