extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)