it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
student (esp. a university student)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
very good luck; excellent fortune
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
results; record; grades; marks
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
only; merely; but; no more than
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
2nd day of the month; two days
myself; yourself; I; me; you
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
every year; yearly; annually