to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; this sort of; like this
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
late at night; at a late hour
being left out; being ostracized
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to return a favor (favour); to repay
official announcement; proclamation
interception (email); wiretap; bug
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
major incident; major happening; big scandal
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
negotiations; discussions; connection
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...