to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to accept; to receive; to agree
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
how many years; how long; what year
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange