front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
how long; how far; how much
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
father; dad; husband; you; he
compilation; editing; recording
that's the way it is; such is life
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no way to do; nothing can be done
meaning; significance; sense
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
of course; certainly; naturally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for