to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
practice; practising; experience
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to some extent; to a certain extent
to spend time (on doing something)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to repeat; to do something over again
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
individual differences; personal equation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
failure; mistake; blunder
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have