probability; likelihood; chances
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unexpectedly; surprisingly
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to hide; to keep to oneself
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)