already; now; no longer; not any more
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)