hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
letter; missive; note; mail
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
accumulation; accumulate; store
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
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
(social) position; status
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
almost; roughly; approximately
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
remarkable; striking; obvious
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...