rather; better; instead; if anything
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
reality; actuality; hard fact
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
intelligence or information network
to not take seriously; to take lightly
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
proper; respectable; decent; honest
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
war; battle; match; game; competition
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)