other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
second year (college) student; sophomore
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
beginning; outset; first; onset
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
very loose; slowly; leisurely
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
strength; power; proficiency; ability
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
place; room; margin; scope
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
drama; play; powerful drug
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
during; for the duration of
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization