to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to press a question; to cross-examine
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be silent; to say nothing
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of