apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
succession; continuation; series; sequence
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
unfortunately; regrettably
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
no exception; without exception; always the same
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
along the road; along the way
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
self-; from (a time or place)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
how many years; how long; what year
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
transactions; dealings; business
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable