in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
chance; opportunity; occasion
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
older sister; lass; young lady
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
by all means; at all costs
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave word; to leave a message
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(a) little; somewhat; somehow