difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
there is nothing; having nothing
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
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
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
such ... as; or some such
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
free time; time at leisure
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
invitation; introduction; temptation
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
interior; inside; internal