how should I know?; don't ask me
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
off an island; away from an island; off-island
departure; leaving; going away; recession
act of mercy; helping another person
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
not caring; not giving a damn
to grow up; to become an adult
to be prolonged; to drag on
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
decision; settlement; definition
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
such ... as; or some such
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
seeing one off; farewell; escort