one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
that day; the very same day
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to gather; to collect; to assemble
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken