wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
for (some) doubtful points to remain
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to accept; to receive; to agree
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
but; however; provided that
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tedious; boring; being fed up with
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset