proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
well digging; well digger
number of persons; personnel
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to be able to manage somehow or another
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to unfold; to unroll; to open
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to harm; to cause harm to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant