beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
accomplishment; execution
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to pass (of time); to elapse
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
such; this sort of; like this
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
master; teacher; stable master
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be helpful; to be useful
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs