refusal; rejection; denial; veto
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
tendency; trend; inclination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
reigning; controlling; dictating
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
head of the student council; president of the student council
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
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
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
neighbourhood; neighborhood
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd