how many years; how long; what year
to do together; to share; to participate in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
company president; manager; director
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
name; given name; first name
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
beginning; outset; first; onset
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
about this time; about now
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
how; in what way; by what means
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
23rd day of the month; 23 days
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible