chance (of success); odds
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
difference; variation; difference
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
explanation; interpretation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
such; like that; that sort of; very
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in that way; thus; so; so?
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about