clearing one's throat; cough
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
internal conditions; true state of affairs
dealing with; coping with
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
back off!; leave me alone!
having ended; being resolved
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be silent; to say nothing
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
for today; for the time being
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing