even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
number of persons; personnel
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
impossible to do (although wants to)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to keep an eye on; to take care of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
attendance; presence; appearance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
timewise; temporal; chronal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
using without consideration for others; using (another person, etc.) in a way that's convenient to oneself (but detrimental to the person, thing etc. being used); using in a reckless manner
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
headquarters; head office; main office
is that so?; I see; right; oh
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
adding one's signature and seal (to a document); signing and sealing
unfortunately; regrettably
trial; judgement; judgment
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you