in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to recall; to remember; to recollect
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly