careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to take back; to recapture
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
quite; utterly; really; completely
admiration; being impressed (by)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
art of war; strategy; tactics
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot