severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
single word; a few words; brief comment
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
perfect; complete; flawless
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
recently; lately; these days
study; diligence; discount; reduction
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be silent; to say nothing
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to be on the right track; to be close enough
but; however; provided that
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
too much; excessively; too
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)