to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
comparatively; relatively
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
beginning; opening; start; outset
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
failure; mistake; blunder
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons