unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cooperation; collaboration
nice; good; well-executed
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
considerably; fairly; quite
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to be to the point; to be pertinent
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
reopening; resumption; restarting
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ordinary citizen; the general public
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
no!; no no!; no, not at all
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to push (something) against
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull