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from ... to ...; from start to finish; up to and including

No matter how ~, it won't change the outcome; Even if ~, the result is still unlikely; Even though ~, it doesn't matter; it's futile to ~

like; similar to; as if; the same as

to be worthy of; to be enough for; to be sufficient

extreme; extremely; unbearably; to an extreme degree

Even though; Even if; Although; Despite

by means of; with; by; via; in view of; using

have a tendency to; tend to; be somewhat inclined to

If it were X, that might be acceptable, but Y is not acceptable; A is tolerable; B is not; It's different when A, but not when B; It's not so bad when A, but B is worse

There is no need to; Not necessary to; No need to go so far as to; It is needless to say

When it comes to ~; If/When ~ becomes the case; Once ~, ...; As ~, ...

to take advantage of; to use something as a excuse or reason to do something bad; to exploit a situation for one's own benefit

depending on; in what way; how something is done

Just, Merely, Simply, Only

at, in the place or situation; under certain conditions or circumstances; during; suited to

to be forced to do something; to be compelled to take a certain action; to be obliged to (do something) due to circumstances

That ...; (Surprised) that ...; (Never expected) that ...; (Shocked) that ...

It's not that you are ~, so you shouldn't ~; Since you're not ~, it's not appropriate to ~; You're not in that situation, so you should avoid ~

After, since, ever since then; From that moment on

besides; in addition to; while doing one thing; on the side

Beginning of; Starting with; With ... as the starting point; Beginning from ... and onward