even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one day; (on) a certain day
to be given up; to be discontinued
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
directly opposite; right in front
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
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 put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
society; public; community; social studies
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
president (of a society); chairman
(social) class; rank; grade
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes