to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
this and that; one thing or another
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
generation; the world; the age
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
probability; likelihood; chances
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that's the way it is; such is life
senior high school; high school
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start