Read each pattern and its example, then write your own sentence on the line.
〜ずじまい V-nai stem + ずじまい(する→せずじまい)
Says something one intended to do never got done, with a note of regret. Slightly literary but used in everyday speech too.
忙しくて、結局その本は読まずじまいだった。 I was busy and in the end never got around to reading that book.
〜すら N(+ 助詞)+ すら / N + ですら
An emphatic 'even', citing an extreme case to imply the rest. Literary and formal; さえ is the everyday equivalent.
疲れ果てて、水を飲むことすらできなかった。 I was so exhausted I couldn't even drink water.
〜そばから V-dict + そばから / V-ta + そばから
Says that as soon as A is done, B undoes it, again and again. Used for repeated, often frustrating situations.
覚えるそばから忘れてしまい、情けない。 I forget things as fast as I learn them, which is pathetic.
ただ〜のみ ただ + N + のみ / ただ + V-dict + のみ
Means 'only this and nothing else', limiting the case strongly. Formal and written; often paired with である or だ.
準備は済んだ。あとはただ結果を待つのみだ。 The preparations are done; now we can only wait for the results.
〜だに N+だに(微動だに)/V-dict+だに(想像するだに)
A literary 'even': stresses that even the minimum case (even imagining it, even a twitch) produces the result. Mostly fixed phrases like 想像するだに and 微動だにしない; written and formal.
あの事故のことは想像するだに恐ろしい。 Just imagining that accident is terrifying.
〜たりとも 一+助数詞(N)+たりとも+否定
Attaches to 'one + counter' and combines with a negative to mean 'not even one'. Emphatic and formal, common in rules, speeches and written notices.
締め切りまで一分たりとも無駄にできない。 We can't waste even a single minute before the deadline.