the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
difficult to eat; unpalatable
serves you right!; see what happens!
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it