toe; toe (of a golf club)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
it's been a long time; long time no see
section manager; section chief
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of