abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
ability; performance; efficiency
default; default (setting)
quality (of a product or a service)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
but; however; provided that
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
of course; certainly; naturally
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
pressure; oppression; suppression
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(small) stone; rock; pebble
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
two (long cylindrical things)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
comparatively; relatively
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance