starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to subsist; to keep on living
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to love and be loved back; to love and be loved in return; to give and receive love
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to come to one's senses; to calm down
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
school building; schoolhouse
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cooking; food preparation
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
another thing; exception; special case
there is nothing; having nothing
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics