never mind!; don't worry about it
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
indicate reason; infers some protest
no matter how much time passes
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
even if ...; even supposing that ...
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be smeared; to be covered
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
large number (of); many; majority
to be doing; to be in the process of doing