how many years; how long; what year
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to subsist; to keep on living
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to have a talk; to tell a story
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific