rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be able to manage somehow or another
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned