once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
though; notwithstanding; although
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
match; game; bout; contest
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
explanation; interpretation
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to differ; to vary; to disagree
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)