losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
private plan; one's own plan
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
all eyes; public attention
to collect; to assemble; to gather
group; bunch; crowd; group
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to name; to call; to christen; to term