such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
loveable; very likeable; like very much
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
number one; first; best; most; game; round
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
consequence; outcome; result; blame
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
all you have to do is; just; that's all
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
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
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless