once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
changing completely; transformation
really; truly; indeed; good grief
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ability; capability; skill
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
several years; a few years
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to say; to tell; to state; to do