lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
now; the present time; just now; another; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
unfortunately; regrettably
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
what kind of; what sort of; what
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...