painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
police officer; policeman; constable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to have a talk; to tell a story
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to lose one's footing; to slip
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to prevent; to take precautions
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
because of; owing to; due to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
one day; (on) a certain day
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
beginning; outset; first; onset
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street