because of; owing to; due to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
woman; female; feminine gender
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
novel; original; new; innovative
contrived; false-sounding
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
take care of yourself; get well soon
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
business world; business circles; (the) industry
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing