to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
personal; individual; private
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
else; in addition; besides
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
worst-ever; history's worst
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself