as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
pushing through (e.g. a proposal); bulldozing; doing something by force; arm-twisting
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)