to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
direct control; direct supervision
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to bring; to take; to bring about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
progress; advance; improvement; development
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
machine parts; machinery; equipment
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to leave as is; to ignore
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
political measures; policy
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to revere; to respect; to worship