in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
minimum; at the very least
still; as yet; as it has been
one room apartment; studio apartment
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
never mind!; don't worry about it
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
key person; important person
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
beforehand; in advance; previously
process; course; mechanism
to become an expert; to be master at
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
lack of information; data deficiency
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
serious condition; critical condition
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out