that's the way it is; such is life
popular person; favorite; favourite
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
forced laugh; forced smile
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
surname; family name; last name
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
combination; union; binding; bond
in order; sequential; seriatim
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
what sort of; what kind of; what way
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)