previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that's the way it is; such is life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
impossible; unlikely; improbable
in one's own way or style
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to accumulate
to become possible; to become able to (do)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; outset; first; onset
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to follow another's example
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
pupil; student; schoolchild
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise