bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
preface; introduction; preamble
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
what kind of; what sort of; what
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
that's the way it is; such is life
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
shopping; purchased goods
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
use; utilization; utilisation; application
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm