to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to take (be in) charge of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to shout (in anger); to yell
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
fine weather; fair weather
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
then; well; so; well then
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...