to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
something new (of poor quality)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
external; superficial; outward; surface
in the meanwhile; during the time
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
everything working out as desired