(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
alone; by oneself; on one's own
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
not yet known; unknown; strange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
decision; settlement; definition
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
thought; consideration; thinking
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate