to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
such; like that; that sort of
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in the end; at the end of the day
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
beginning; outset; first; onset
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
again and again; repeatedly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few