even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
rather; better; instead; if anything
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
many; numerous; various; large number of
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
pistol; handgun; revolver
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
immediately; at once; instantly
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
dropout; quitter; deserter
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
the other day; lately; recently
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early