nothing but; except; no more than
that; the matter in question
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
shopping; purchased goods
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
street at night; making a night journey
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
willpower; energy; vitality
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
fried chicken (esp. American-style)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
confections; sweets; candy; cake
even though; despite; when
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side