whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
while; during; while; although; all; both
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
all; entire; whole; altogether
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular