futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
had better ...; had better not ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very