tool; implement; means; furniture
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
everyday life; daily life
even so; anyhow; at any rate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
promotion; raising of status
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to sit for an examination
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
in that way; thus; so; so?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
failure; mistake; blunder
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
consideration; taking into account