incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
space (room, area, outer space)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
imagination; supposition; guess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
steady; sound; reliable; solid
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
and; thereupon; because of that
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
question; inquiry; enquiry
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)