to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
because of; owing to; due to
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
any more; any further; any better; any longer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
should; must; -able; probably; likely
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
such; this sort of; like this
in that way; thus; so; so?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
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?
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
settlement; solution; resolution
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
please; somehow or other; one way or another
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
had better ...; had better not ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)