professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
directly opposite; right in front
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
then; well; so; well then
what kind of; what sort of; what
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
choices; alternatives; options
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...