although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
program (e.g. TV); programme
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
winning ticket; lucky number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
father; dad; husband; you; he