superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
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)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
putting into operation; invocation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
no, not like that (but like this)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
function; facility; faculty; feature
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)