no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
maintaining the status quo
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
in comparison to; rather than
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to increase; to add to; to augment
one or two; a few; small number
(not so) much; (not) very
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
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
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
skill; dexterity; proficiency
smoothly; easily; readily
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time