sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
although I say; although one might say; although called
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
gossip; corner of the mouth
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(some) more; even more; longer; further
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to show signs of; to appear
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to make an appearance; to show up
in comparison to; rather than
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around