for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
it is not (like that) either
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in that way; like that; that way
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
besides; in addition; also; moreover
several years; a few years
considerably; greatly; a lot
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance