extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to some extent; to a certain extent
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
adaptability; flexibility
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
I see; that's right; indeed
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to prevent; to take precautions
perception; sensing; noticing