overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
waste of time; killing time
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
endurance; perseverance; patience
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
such; this sort of; like this
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
independent action; acting alone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
although I say; although one might say; although called
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
some people; a few people; several people
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
consideration; taking into account
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
tool; implement; means; furniture
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
prohibition; inhibition; ban
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
impossible; unlikely; improbable
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid