investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
cannot be helped; unavoidable
while; during (the time when)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
behind; in the rear; in back
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
construction at top speed
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
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)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to state; to express; to mention
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel