very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in comparison to; rather than
directly opposite; right in front
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
results; record; grades; marks
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...