he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to whine; to make feeble complaints
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
single word; a few words; brief comment
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
of course; certainly; naturally
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
at least; at most; (even) just
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance