to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
that's the way it is; such is life
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to be infected; to be contagious
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to kick out; to cut back (on spending)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
infection; contagion; becoming infected
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal