anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
instant; moment; for an instant
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
near oneself; close to one; familiar
family; members of a family
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
something like ...; something called ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains