in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
and then; and so; and; so then
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
question; inquiry; enquiry
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
that is to say; so that means
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
in comparison to; rather than
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to talk; to chat; to chatter
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