no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be lacking in options; to be too few
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning