unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
rather; better; instead; if anything
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
damp; moist (negative nuance)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
training; drill; practice; discipline
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
pointing out; identification
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
individual; one by one; separate; each
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
function; facility; faculty; feature
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
penalty; sentence; punishment
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul