trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
instead; but (on the other hand)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
limited time; limited-time offer
matter for great congratulation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
by all means; by all costs
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
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
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
unqualified; without qualifications
unique; peculiar; singular
to satisfy the requirements
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word