towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; provided that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reason; cause; circumstances
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
pointing out; identification
arrest; apprehension; capture
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
difficult problem; challenge
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate