to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
all; entire; whole; altogether
now; the present time; just now; another; more
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
even though; despite; when
results; record; grades; marks
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
mental; spiritual; emotional
instability; insecurity; crankiness
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
unfairness; injustice; partiality
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement