sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
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)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
time; hour; period; class
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
desperation; struggle to the death
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
how; in what way; by what means