difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the front; honest; upright; decent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to face; to go towards; to head towards
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
why; how; for what reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
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