the whole year; all the year
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(not) even once; (not) ever
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
club budget; club expense
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
grasp; catch; understanding
to take over; to hand over
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to run through; to run past
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
another time; some other time
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
close contest; close match; close game; close combat