to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
autumn moon; harvest moon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tension; mental strain; nervousness
story; tale; talk; discussion
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(not) even once; (not) ever
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one by one; in detail; minutely
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough