please (give me); please (do for me)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be silent; to say nothing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
little by little; bit by bit
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters