to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
study; diligence; discount; reduction
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
management; administration; operation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
chief; main; principal; major
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
employment (long term); hire
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
property; fortune; means; assets
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to accept; to receive; to agree
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to