what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
failure; mistake; blunder
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
day after day; day by day
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wages; pay; rental payment
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to put someone to work; to make someone work
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
orphan; person without friends
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to subsist; to keep on living
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
alone; by oneself; on one's own
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
in that way; like that; that way
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing