extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
rather; better; instead; if anything
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
duty; function; office; mission; task
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
power; authority; jurisdiction
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for