direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
generation; the world; the age
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy