painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to repeat; to do something over again
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest