I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
thunderous roar; roaring sound
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to accumulate merit; to make merit
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever