opening a business; opening a practice
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
father; dad; husband; you; he
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(not) even once; (not) ever
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
just because; even if; even though
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow