surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
all; entire; whole; altogether
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
love affair; love relationship
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to remain married for life
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility