zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to have a smattering knowledge of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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 worried; to be troubled
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless