to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with