outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
consequence; outcome; result; blame
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
if so; in that case; in that situation
all; entire; whole; altogether
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
such; this sort of; like this
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
how long; how much; to what extent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
at least; at most; (even) just
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough