before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
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
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
at least; at most; (even) just
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to encamp; to take up positions
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
the people; citizens; the populace
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to