bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
production (e.g. play); direction
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
perfect; complete; flawless
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
police; police officer; police station
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
ignorant of the ways of the world
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
by myself; in person; by oneself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
since then; from that time; ever since
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...