first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
but; however; provided that
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
don't worry about it; forget about it
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations