main question; real issue at hand
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
irony; rhetorical question
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
departure; leaving; going away; recession
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
prospects of victory; chances of success
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
position; location; base; point; site
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to care for someone; to look after someone