I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to apologize; to apologise
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
don't you think?; indicates question
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to subsist; to keep on living
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to support each other; to support one another
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one day; (on) a certain day
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)