promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
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)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
because of; owing to; due to
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
time; season; period; phase; stage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal