certificate; credentials; testimonial
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
everything; anything; nothing
at; in; at; when; by; with
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself