something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
on and after; from ... onward; since
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
decrease; reduction; decline
if it is (the case that ...)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
being very busy; busyness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
chance; opportunity; occasion
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
different opinion; objection
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
of course; certainly; naturally
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just