no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
near; close; beside; third person
to speak; to say; to vocalize
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
not long has passed since ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
grasp; catch; understanding
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unidentifiable; unidentified
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be too numerous; to be too much
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
consideration; taking into account
price; cost; value; worth; value
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
not caring; not giving a damn