tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to concern; to be related
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...