to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
though; notwithstanding; although
to continue to do; to persist in doing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
be (that) as it may; having said that
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
rather; better; instead; if anything
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
retention; maintenance; preservation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
way; method; means; resource; course
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to happen to have on hand or in stock
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
meaning; significance; sense
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker