it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
no, not like that (but like this)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to send back; to refer back
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
mutation; change; transition
aspect; phase; condition; modality
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-