having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
time; season; period; phase; stage
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
second edition; additional printing
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
long ago; already; a long time ago
company; corporation; workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to begin some form of lifestyle
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
author; writer; novelist; artist
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder