even if ...; even supposing that ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
firm; strong; solid; stable
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
outsider; someone outside of a group
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
intensification; aggravation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
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
this is why; this means; it is the case that
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head