near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
regular customer; valued client
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
you (polite, slightly familiar; used when addressing someone with mild respect)
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
last night; yesterday evening
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
about when; about what time; how soon
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
real estate agent; realtor
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
particularly; only; in the case of