to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
present; gift; to give a present or gift
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
unqualified; without qualifications
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
should; must; -able; probably; likely
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
in the same way as; just like
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
near; close; beside; third person
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order