why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
such; like that; that sort of; very
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
society; the world; the times
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to rule; to govern; to administer
stimulating; exciting; provocative
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
home area; home town; local
to telephone; to make a phone call
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indeed; really; truly; very much
for the first time in one's life
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
secondary sex characteristic
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both