of course; certainly; naturally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
pension (Western-style boarding house)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
old couple; elderly couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
hospitalization; hospitalisation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to be found; to be discovered
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into