to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
reopening; resumption; restarting
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
Technical Research and Development Institute
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
war; battle; match; game; competition
authority; power; influence
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
should; must; -able; probably; likely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
considerably; greatly; a lot
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to attack; to assault; to assail
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire