to lead a life; to live a life
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
single-mother household; fatherless family
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
meaning; significance; sense
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
existence; being; presence
to have meaning; to be meaningful
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against