today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
young person; youth; young
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
study; diligence; discount; reduction
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight