this world; this life; world of the living
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
last week; the week before
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
husband and wife; married couple
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
scoundrel; rascal; villain
trouble; quarrel; dispute
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to do together; to share; to participate in
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
if it is the case that ...
relation; relative; kind; cordial
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance