(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
that is to say; so that means
failure; mistake; blunder
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
headache inducing; vexing
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
academic study; academic research
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ebb tide; waning fortunes
tendency; trend; inclination
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
even so; anyhow; at any rate
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
too much; excessively; too
to be impolite; to be discourteous
having said that; on the other hand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to