domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
funny story; anecdote; gossip
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
although I say; although one might say; although called
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
worldly wisdom; practical wisdom
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise