as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to repeat; to do over again
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
soon; shortly; before long
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively