that's the way it is; such is life
entrance; admission; entering
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
after that; afterwards; thereafter
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
settlement; solution; resolution
at once; immediately; right now
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
good prospects; full of hope; promising
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
future (usually near); prospects
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
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)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
job hunting; job searching
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
measurement error; calculation error
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for