operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(period of) a year; during an era
to recall; to remember; to recollect
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
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
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to subsist; to keep on living
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful