good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be worried; to be troubled
to pass (of time); to elapse
testimony; (verbal) evidence
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
article; news story; report; account
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
rather; better; instead; if anything
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to face; to go towards; to head towards
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...