evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
sympathy; empathy; response
reinforcement; strengthening
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to demand money; to pester; to extort
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
being left out; being ostracized
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
making efficient; optimization
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
way of solving (a problem); solution
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
verbal message; word (from someone)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
the very image of health itself; picture of health
material (data) for one's research; research material
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
race (of people); type of person
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
decoration; ornament; trimmings
assortment; product lineup
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)