to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
security for a loan; collateral
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
house where one was born; one's parents' house
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
as a child; when one was a child
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
junior high school student; middle school pupil
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living by oneself; living alone
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
clanging; empty; deserted
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)