much less; to say nothing of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
occurrence; happening; incident; event
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
gem; jewel; precious stone
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
else; in addition; besides
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
name; given name; first name