as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
regret; repentance; remorse
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
considerably; fairly; quite