pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
results; record; grades; marks
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
how; in what way; how about
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent