stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
core; core; hardcore; all-out
removing; unfollowing (on social media)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
while; during; while; although; all; both
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
anything and everything; just about everything
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
in the same way as; just like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that's the way it is; such is life
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
ultimate; final; last; eventual
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imagination; supposition; guess
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
beginning; outset; first; onset
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start