to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
winning ticket; lucky number
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
program (e.g. TV); programme
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish