no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to have an eye on; to zero in on
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
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 get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
society; public; community; social studies
(social) class; rank; grade
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
the same rank; equality; apposition
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
influence; clout; leverage
although I say; although one might say; although called
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to smile (at); to grin (at)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to cause someone to worry
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
one by one; one each; one at a time
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
settlement; solution; resolution
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
choices; alternatives; options
to increase; to add to; to augment
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to