in one's own way or style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close; intimate; on good terms
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nine times; twisting around many times