to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
the other day; a few days ago
failure; mistake; blunder
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
for the present; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
at a stroke; with a single swoop
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second (unit of time); arc second
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something; some kind of; for some reason
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment