until now; so far; up to the present
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
image; figure; figure; form; image
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
that's the way it is; such is life
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
delicious; appetizing; appetising
light; faint; pale; fleeting
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to appear all together; to be all present
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to find out; to discover; to locate
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
incident; affair; happening; event
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner