strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
incident; affair; happening; event
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to squeeze out; to wring out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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)
again; once more; a second time
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to discuss; to talk together
to concern; to be related
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to gather; to collect; to assemble
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
intelligence gathering; information gathering
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort