poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
quarrel; trouble; dispute
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
adds force or indicates command
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
had better ...; had better not ...
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
than; from; out of; except; but; more