life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
duty; obligation; responsibility
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
useless resistance; vain struggle
proposal; offer; request; application
depending on; dependent on
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to pay attention; to be watchful
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
clear writing; specification
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
these guys; these fellows
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another