to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
how many years; how long; what year
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
third day of the month; three days
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be silent; to say nothing
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag