commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
study; diligence; discount; reduction
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to get back together (with a former partner)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
third day of the month; three days
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
whether or not; presence or absence
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
explanation; interpretation
to subsist; to keep on living
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
solitude; loneliness; isolation
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means