to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
until now; so far; up to the present
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
how-to (book); self-help book
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
dealing with; coping with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
index finger; forefinger; second toe
two times; twice; two degrees
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to pierce through; to break through
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to pile up; to accumulate
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
with the exception of; excepting; excluding