to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
even though; despite; when
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
workshop; studio; atelier
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
advance; moving forward; progress
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
in comparison to; rather than
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
behind; in the rear; in back
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point