fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to concern; to be related
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thousands; several thousand
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
originally; by nature; from the start
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
regret; repentance; remorse
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
sobriety; soberness; sober face
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...