no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to carry around; to carry on one's person
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
essence; true nature; substance; reality
society; the world; the times
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
trusting to chance; having a go at something
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
if it is the case that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
president (of a society); chairman
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style