useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
eternal; unlimited; endless
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
not necessarily so; is not always true
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers