tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pre-existing; already there; conventional
life; living; I; me; student
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
ago; since; before; previous
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
how many years; how long; what year
global scale; worldwide scale
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance