securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
had better ...; had better not ...
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(not) even once; (not) ever
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
regret; repentance; remorse
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
in one's own way or style
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
mid-year gift; summer gift
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
hey there; I say; see here
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
increase (in an amount of money)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to dispose of; to sell off
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable