violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
not worth considering; out of the question
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
expression; presentation; representation; notation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
level; standard; water level
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
battlefield; battleground
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
buying futures; speculation
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
future prospects; promise
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
although I say; although one might say; although called
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help