master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to be able to manage somehow or other
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
called; known as; that; to say
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
permission; approval; authorization; license