apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
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
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
face; looks; vestiges; trace
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to turn towards; to point
behind; in the rear; in back
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; even though; despite
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly