theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to gather; to collect; to assemble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
genuine; authentic; true; real
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
environment; circumstance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost