at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
consequently; as a result
according to plan; as planned; on target
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to live; to make a living; to get on with
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
will not do; do not; does not
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
in case of; at that time; at this time
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
very interesting; of great interest
proposal; proposition; suggestion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
change of job; change of occupation; career change
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture