miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
vacant house; unoccupied house
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
it's been a long time; long time no see
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
determination; resolution
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
(not) a single person; (no) one
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
settlement; solution; resolution
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
customers losing interest in product or shop
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele