at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
(having) life-and-death power (over)
considerably; fairly; quite
danger; peril; hazard; risk
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to state; to express; to mention
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
very; greatly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
don't you think?; indicates question
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days