to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
if it is (the case that ...)
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf