to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
recommendation; endorsement
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
very good luck; excellent fortune
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
as expected; as predicted
consequently; as a result
different opinion; objection
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
encouragement; urging; spurring on
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
at; in; at; when; by; with
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay