duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to compete with each other
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
family; members of a family
to have a hard time of it
human relations; personal relationships
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to need; to call for; to require
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
jokingly; in the form of a joke
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
job separation rate; job turnover
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional