disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
speaking voice; talking voice
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
on and after; from ... onward; since
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be embarrassed; to lose face
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
had better ...; had better not ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
what date?; what's the date?; when?
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month