to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
but; however; provided that
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
future; possible; potential; prospective
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
number of persons; personnel
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
on-the-job training; hands-on training
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
meaning; connotation; denotation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely