first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
being startled; getting a shock
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
how; in what way; how about
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
chance; opportunity; occasion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that