if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
use; utilization; utilisation; application
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
occurrence; happening; incident; event
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to become better; to improve
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
besides; in addition; also; moreover
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
most attractive feature (of a person)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many