temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
negotiations; discussions; connection
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
successive generations; successive emperors
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
practical problem; practical matter
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
abstention; nonparticipation
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to need; to call for; to require
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely