to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
time slot (on TV, radio, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to this extent; to this degree; this much
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sorry; excuse me; thank you
such; like that; that sort of; very
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to pass (of time); to elapse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at least; at most; (even) just
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)