all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
indicate reason; infers some protest
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
and; thereupon; because of that
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
single word; a few words; brief comment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
just because; even if; even though
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
tenth day of the month; ten days
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to