life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
private clinician; physician in private practice
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I see; that's right; indeed
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
danger; peril; hazard; risk
difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so