troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
everything; anything; nothing
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
society; the world; the times
to be able to manage somehow or other
something like ...; something called ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
dealing with; coping with
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to accept; to receive; to agree
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to take measures; to take steps
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort