essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
under development; in development
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
degenerate; pervert; deviant
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
when it becomes; when it comes to
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
tool; implement; means; furniture
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand