letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
beginning; outset; first; onset
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
regret; repentance; remorse
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)