shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to accept; to receive; to agree
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
memories; recollections; reminiscence
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment