to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
complete change; about-face
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
styptic; stopping of bleeding
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
rubbing one's hands together
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
general term; generic name
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person