funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
use; utilization; utilisation; application
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
such ... as; or some such
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
that's the way it is; such is life
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
minimum; at the very least
rule; reign; government; governing