treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
technical skill; ability; capacity
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; circumstance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
reason; cause; circumstances
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
tradition; legend; folklore
power; authority; influence
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
pride; boast; credit (to)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
ultimate; final; last; eventual
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which