fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
reality; actuality; hard fact
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; such is life
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to accept; to receive; to agree
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
fast-talking; rapid talking
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering