hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
generation; the world; the age
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to spend time (on doing something)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to understand (each other); to comprehend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
reaction; response; reaction
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need