difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to pass (of time); to elapse
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
function; facility; faculty; feature
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
greeting; a fine thing to say
custom; habit; customary practice
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to