lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
older brother; elder brother
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to employ; to hire; to charter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
beginning; outset; first; onset
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
management; administration; operation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
consequence; outcome; result; blame