contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
father; dad; husband; you; he
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be found; to be discovered
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be badly made; to fail
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; so?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
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