why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be needed; to be wanted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
results; record; grades; marks
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
number one; first; best; most; game; round
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
rather; better; instead; if anything
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)