alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
story; tale; talk; discussion
when it becomes; when it comes to
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering