and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
beginning; outset; first; onset
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
that's the way it is; such is life
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
don't worry about it; forget about it
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
while; during; while; although; all; both
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; period; class
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much