sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
now; the present time; just now; another; more
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
one's post; place of work; workplace
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be silent; to say nothing
opening and shutting; opening and closing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
price; cost; value; worth; value
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
reality; actuality; hard fact
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be worried; to be troubled
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion