drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be worried; to be troubled
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to refer to; to use as reference
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
shopping; purchased goods
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
very much; exceedingly; extremely
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to come and see (someone, something); to visit