implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
not worth considering; out of the question
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
preservation; retainment; keeping
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
almost; roughly; approximately
to anticipate; to foresee
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tedious; boring; being fed up with
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit