to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
older brother; elder brother
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to make use of; to lend money
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
your husband; her husband
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
together (with); at the same time; in a lump