becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
single word; a few words; brief comment
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) a single person; (no) one
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to try all possible means
until now; so far; up to the present
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down