before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
had better ...; had better not ...
how; in what way; how about
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicate reason; infers some protest
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
such; like that; that sort of; very
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
explanation; interpretation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare