I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
having not the slightest idea
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
feelings; thoughts; meaning
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
being too late; losing one's final chance
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
lately; recently; nowadays
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless