year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
university hospital; teaching hospital
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer