desperation; despair; self-abandonment
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
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)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
very busy (person or thing)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
just because; even if; even though
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
any more; any further; any better; any longer
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
in that way; like that; that way
to throw into; to toss into
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say