just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
draw (in competition); tie game
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to feel; to sense; to experience
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
desperation; self-abandonment
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to say no more; to sink into silence
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to make a speech; to address
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
failure; mistake; blunder
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how long; how far; how much
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through