or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; annoyance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
how many years; how long; what year
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
simply; merely; only; solely
for example; for instance; e.g.