monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
decision; settlement; definition
to be fated to; be linked by fate
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
desperation; struggle to the death
one's own work; making by oneself
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
choices; alternatives; options
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
number of times; frequency; count
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
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 restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
visual confirmation; sighting
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter