simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in comparison to; rather than
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in one's own way or style
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
association; union; guild
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
this is why; this means; it is the case that
and; thereupon; because of that
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
while alive; during one's lifetime
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner