setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be surprised; to be astonished
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that; the matter in question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
by myself; in person; by oneself
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)