to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
war; fighting; fierce competition
orphan; person without friends
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
excretion; discharge; excrement
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
(not) even once; (not) ever
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to make one's own; to take possession of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
firm; strong; solid; stable
soon; shortly; before long
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
schedule; program; programme; agenda
one day; (on) a certain day