still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
after school (at the end of the day)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
person concerned; interested party; related party
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one more time; once more; once again
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
negotiations; discussions; connection
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
journal; magazine; periodical
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
final; eventual; ultimate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen