cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
company; corporation; workplace
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
planning; project; plan; design
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to increase; to add to; to augment
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?