(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
thought; consideration; thinking
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as (for); for; in the capacity of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
results; record; grades; marks
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to have an idea; to have a clue
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
conviction; belief; confidence
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
extent; scope; sphere; range; span