to end in vain; to be wasted effort
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
materials; data; document
by myself; in person; by oneself
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
much less; to say nothing of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
already; now; no longer; not any more
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
desperately; for one's dear life