construction; establishment
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
anything and everything; just about everything
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
what kind of; what sort of; what
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
day after day; day by day
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
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)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly