duty; obligation; responsibility
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
author; writer; novelist; artist
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
reality; actuality; hard fact
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
simply; merely; only; solely
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
aforementioned; above-mentioned
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
suffering; distress; hardship; trial