negative thinking; pessimism
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be found; to be discovered
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
potato chip; potato crisp
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
base; basis; bedrock; platform
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you